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L. R. BROOKS.

ROAD SGRAPER.

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Patented Sept. l1, 1883.

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" NlT ED STATES I LEONARD R. RROOKs, or SPRING VALLEY, NEW YORK.

ROAD-SCRAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 284,604, dated September 11, I883.

Application filed May 22, 1883.

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD R. BROOKs, of Spring Valley, in the county of Rockland and State of New York, haveinvented certainnew and useful Improvements in Road-Scrapers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in roadscrapers; and it consists in the combination and arrangement of parts which will be more fully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is front elevation of my invention, showing the scrapers on a horizontal line in the position used for leveling roads. Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the scrapers inclined,at an angle suitable for rounding up the roads. Fig. 3 is a detail view, showing the manner of attaching the wheel to the axle. Fig. 4 is atop plan View of the scraper, showing the wheel set at a desirable angle for ordinary work.

A represents a base-plate, which is provided with the openings B on its upper edge, at a suitable distance from' the center, to either of which may be attached the bent axle G by means of the bolt D. This bent axle has at itsouter end a spindle, E, secured to it pivotally, as shown in Fig. 3, the axle having attached to it an arc, F, for thispurpose, which are is provided with a series of perforations, G, by means of which the wheel H, secured to the spindle, may be secured at any desired angle within the radius of the arc. Secured to the lower edge of thebase-plate Aby means of the bolts. I is the cutter or scraper K, which is formed preferably in three sections, L, by which means, as the ends of the sections become worn, they may be readily taken off and sharpened. Pivoted to the arch O on the shaft of the axle (J, at the point M, is a hand-lever, N, which is secured at any desired angle to the axle by means of a suitable mechanism, 0. The pivoted end of the handle N is provided with a cam, I, around which is wrapped an' elevating-chain, Q, which is secured to the eye R, that is attached to the upper side of the baseplate. This construction of parts adapts the base-plate and the cutter-blades to be inclined at. any suitable angle for working the (No model.)

road. Projecting from the rear side of the base-plate is a beam, S, to the outer end of which is secured the drivers seat T, and projecting from the front side of the plate is asegment, V, which is provided with a series of perforations, WV, which enables the angle of the pole X, which is pivoted to the center of the base-plate, to be adjusted to any desired angle relative thereto. By means of the construction of the axle and the devices for attach- I ing it to the base-plate, it may be attached to either end of the plate that may be preferred by the driver.

A road-scraper thus constructed will be found exceedingly serviceable,is simple, cheap, and light, can be readily controlled by one man, and drawn by an ordinary team. By having the blades of the cutter or scraper formed in sections and adapted to be readilyremoved from the base-plate, they may be sharpened as necessity requires, and thus kept in good condition for working the road, which is a feature of great importance.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. The combination of a base-plate, that is provided with means for'removably attaching the cutting-blades, with an axle having a wheel at its outer end, that is adapted to be pivoted to either end of the base-plate, and is provided with suitable means for elevating the pivoted end of the plate to any desired angle, substantially as shown.

2. In a road-scraper, the combination of the axle, which is pivoted at its inner end to the LEONARD R. BROOKS.

\Vitnesses:

JAcoB F. SMITH, OHAs. B. FISHER. 

